minor in
phrasal verb
minored in; minoring in; minors in
US
: to have (a specified second subject of study) in addition to a main subject
In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology.
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Council also set an even earlier curfew for Over-the-Rhine and Downtown of 9 p.m. for an unaccompanied minor in a curfew district south of Liberty Street.
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
During the fourth arrest in August 2023, Aldridge hit a minor in the back of the head with his Taser and did not mention it in his report, the indictment alleges.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Parental consent is required to provide gender-transition medical care to a minor in the District.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Contact was made with the plane's pilot, who reportedly confirmed that the police told him there was a minor in the car park.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
During the fourth arrest in August 2023, Aldridge hit a minor in the back of the head with his Taser and did not mention it in his report, the indictment alleges.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Parental consent is required to provide gender-transition medical care to a minor in the District.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Contact was made with the plane's pilot, who reportedly confirmed that the police told him there was a minor in the car park.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for minor in
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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